Martial Arts
One Championship plans schedule expansion
2021 World Combat Games awarded to Kazakh capital
All eyes on Tokyo for judo
IOC warns Spain over Kosovo stance
IJF suspends events in Tunisia, Abu Dhabi
Guangzhou pens long-term hosting deal for judo showpiece
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has awarded hosting rights to the next four editions of its showpiece World Judo Masters competition to Guangzhou in China.
Glory returns to UK with new event
The Glory kickboxing league will return to the UK for the first time in five years with an event in the English city of Birmingham this June.
New karate league launches ahead of Olympic debut
A new professional combat sports league has been launched today (Monday), seeking to take the martial art of karate into the future.
The Spirit of Judo | Changing Lives Around the World
Judo’s athlete focus moral code can help people build discipline, honour and self-respect. Judo for Peace aims to give people in some of the world’s most troubled regions the support to develop these values.
Q & A with International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer
The IJF president reflects on judo's progress over the last 12 months, and the importance of its return home via the 2020 Olympics.
Stepping Out on the Road to the Budokan
These are exciting times for judo, and the sport’s return to its ancestral and spiritual roots in Japan for the next Olympic Games provides a perfect opportunity to assess just how far the sport has come.
World Taekwondo targets Commonwealth Games inclusion
World Taekwondo has formed a working group to explore the possibility of the sport being included on the programme for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, as well as future editions of the multi-sport event.
One Championship to launch kickboxing series
The One Championship Asia-focused mixed martial arts series has confirmed it will launch a professional kickboxing league.
Former UFC executive Zelaznik unveiled as Glory CEO
Glory Sports International, the parent company of the Glory combat sports league, has appointed Marshall Zelaznik as its new chief executive.
Madrid steps in to host 2018 World Karate Championships
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced that the Spanish capital of Madrid will be the new host of the 2018 edition of its World Senior Championships after Lima was forced to relinquish its hosting rights to the event.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 4 | What next for Ashgabat?
AIMS president and IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox pays tribute to Ashgabat's hosting of AIMAG 2017.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 3 | Turkmen athletes deliver to an expectant nation
Turkeminstan's hero wrestler and multiple gold-medal winner Seydi Batyrow on the joy of competing at AIMAG 2017.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 2 | The start of something special
Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, Chairman of the 5th AIMAG Executive Committee, discusses the overwhelming success of 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, and the future of Ashgabat as an event-hosting destination.